Outside Reading Blog Post #1

Yesterday, I read an article about some of the technologies that CNN used during their election coverage. The article explained how John King, CNN's Chief National Correspondent, was using the "Magic Wall" to focus in on certain states. According to the article, the "Magic Wall" is a large multi-touch, interactive display. This means that a user can use one or more fingers to manipulate items on the screen. They can enlarge, shrink, or move an item all by using their fingers. It is even possible for two different people to use this piece of equipment at the same time.

Here is a video of the "Magic Wall" in action.

As you can see, the "Magic Wall" is a very neat piece of technology and many expect to see more of them in the future.

The entire article can be read here.

This article was written by Jeremy Bradley and was posted on cnn.com.